Notoraja yurii

Dolganov, 2020



Classification: Elasmobranchii Rajiformes Arhynchobatidae

Reference of the original description
Dolganov, V.N. (2020)
Notoraja yurii sp. n. (Arhynchobatidae: Rajoidei), a New Skate Species from the Thalassobathyal Zone of the Indian Ocean. Biologiya Morya (Vladivostok), 46(1), 60–64

Types
Notoraja yurii
Holotype: ZMMU: 15720;


Description :


Citation: Notoraja yurii Dolganov, 2020: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024

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Short Description
This species possess the following characters: adults with four orbital thorns per side; distinctly smaller dorsolateral tail thorns, median tail thorns up to 60; lateral tail folds in posterior half of tail only; snout length 4.4-5.2 times orbit diameter; upper jaw tooth rows 34-40; pectoral-fin radials 63-66. Colouration: adults are blackish-gray dorsally and darker blackish-brown with white ampular pores ventrally, but paler violet-brown in juveniles (fishbase)

Distribution
Southeastern Indian Ocean: Broken and East Indiaman ridges [32651]

Habitat
marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1064 - 1624 m [32651]

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=17141